Mariano Nicolás Valcárcel (September 10, 1850 – December 1, 1921) was a

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lawyer and politician. He was born in

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. He served as foreign minister (1882–1883) and minister of the interior (1890–1891) in the

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. He was

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(August 1890 – July 1891). He served in the

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and was elected as its

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three times (1889, 1891 and 1893).

References

Bibliography

* Basadre, Jorge: ''Historia de la República del Perú. 1822 - 1933'', Octava Edición, corregida y aumentada. Tomo 8. Editada por el Diario "La República" de Lima y la Universidad "Ricardo Palma". Impreso en Santiago de Chile, 1998. *Tauro del Pino, Alberto: ''Enciclopedia Ilustrada del Perú''. Tercera Edición. Tomo 17, VAC-ZUZ. Lima, PEISA, 2001. {{DEFAULTSORT:Valcarcel, Mariano 1850 births 1921 deaths 19th-century Peruvian lawyers People from Arequipa Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies of Peru Ministers of interior of Peru Foreign ministers of Peru